COMMUNITY NEWS SETJHABA COMMUNITY NEWS INCORPORATING Mangaung Metro spokesperson Ratalente enwa o hlwekisa Community disarms members wins national award dijarete ho ntshetsa toro of notorious gangs ya hae pele PAGE 4 PAGE 2 PAGE 3 LENTSWELENTSWE LA BATHOBATHO • VOICEVOICE OFOF THE PEPEOPLEOPLE WEDNESDAY 222 MARCH 2017 FREE Leadership with Gesh offers career guidance Motivational speakers, Rosie Motene, Mooki Makhetha and Siza Majola, inspired more than 200 learners from fi ve high schools in Mangaung to take charge of their future by doing thorough research before choosing a lifelong career. Bridge The Gap with Gesh held a career expo at the University of the Free State to encourage learners to to start planning their future. The motivational speakers encouraged learners to practise putting in their all when performing a task, as a way of preparing for successful careers in their future. Story on Page 3. PHOTO: SEITHATI SEMENOKANE Gays still face discrimination PULANE CHOANE and they are always wondering why are announced.” Transport will made available for people they behaving this way.” According to Chaka this event aims from Botshabelo, Thaba Nchu and Bloemfontein is more accepting and He also added that the ongoing campaigns to raise awareness about the ongoing Welkom. In Thaba Nchu, attendants can tolerant of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, they have conducted in the areas struggle for the LGBTI community, expect the bus to be at the KFC franchise transgender and intersex (LGBTI) mentioned, proved successful, with challenge existing stereotypes about this in Main Street while those in Botshabelo communities that reside in the city, but some gays and lesbians coming out and community, educate those attending the can expect to be fetched at the Rea Hola the same can’t be said about other towns admitting their sexual orientation. They daily meetings on their rights as well as Complex at 8:30. in the province. are also revealing that the areas they live teach community members how to foster For any enquiries regarding transport, call This is according to Thabiso Chaka, a in make it hard to disclose their sexual tolerance and understanding towards the 078-556-1498. peer educator at Rainbow Seeds, an NGO orientation due to the stigma attached LGBTI community. [email protected] in the province that advocates for the to being gay or lesbian as well as other LGBTI community and provides other cultural and religious beliefs. services such as HIV testing. Rainbow Seeds will host a week-long Gay “With regards to some parts of Pride event, themed “I Am Pride” from Bloemfontein – your Rocklands and Tuesday 21 March until Saturday Bloemandas – there is that exposure and 25 March. The march will start at knowledge of the LGBTI community. Hoffman Square at 11:00. People in those areas are more accepting “During this week guests can look and supportive of them, but in other forward to LGBTI fi lm screenings, mass areas like your Phase 3 to Phase 10, you dialogues with the community, a gala fi nd people discriminating against them dinner as well as a march, which will because of a lack of understanding. 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Die dag se aktiwiteite het ’n poppekas en Sprekers aan die ROC Foundation se gesigverf vir kleuters, balspeletjies soos Menseregtedagvieringe op Saterdag 18 sokker en tafeltennis vir die tieners, en ’n Maart, het deur die bank die gemeenskap baie insiggewende dialoog vir die jeug en van Heidedal aangemoedig om terug te keer volwassenes ingesluit. na die waardes van Ubuntu. Die sprekers was van die departement ROC het ’n dialoog oor menseregte met van onderwys (lewensvaardighede), die gemeenskap gefasiliteer. Die tema departement van maatskaplike ontwikkeling van die dialoog was “Met vryheid, kom (dwelmisbruik-voorkoming), Soul City Rise verantwoordelikheid”. Girls’ Club, die plaaslike wyksraadslid, Volgens Patrick Kaars, die uitvoerende die gemeenskapspolisiëringsforum asook hoofbeampte van ROC, het die stigting besoekers uit die Verenigde Koninkryk en besluit om Menseregtedag hierdie jaar ’n Holland. paar dae vroeër te vier sodat dit nie bots met Die dansgroepe ROC Rise Girls, Infi nity die groot optog teen dwelmmisbruik wat en Skeem sa Dankie, het die gehoor met op Dinsdag 21 Maart deur die Heidedalse polsende danspassies vermaak. Mediese gemeenskap gehou is nie. studente van die Universiteit van die “Die dialoog, wat deur talle Vrystaat het gratis mediese toetse aan die gemeenskapslede bygewoon is, het ’n publiek verskaf. lewendige gesprek onder die gehoor ontlok. Kaars sê hulle het besluit om die kwessie Die gehoor het tot die gevolgtrekking gekom van menseregte aan te spreek omdat dit dat menseregte gevestig is op die ideologie DJ Thabiso Setlai o re a keke a fellwa ke tshepo ya ho ntshetsa toro ya hae pele. regte is wat alle mense eenvoudig móét hê. van: “Doen aan ander wat jy wil hê hulle aan In 1948 het die Verenigde Nasies 30 artikels jou moet doen,” sê Kaars. van menseregte in die Universele Verklaring ROC bied voor- en naskoolse sorg en van Menseregte, gedefi nieer. Dit verseker Ratalente enwa o hlwekisa ondersteuning aan meer as 120 kinders, vyf universele menseregte op grond van die dae per week. Die stigting bied kos, help mensdom, vryheid, geregtigheid en vrede. met skoolwerk, gesondheids- en fi sieke ROC bedank die Andrew Scholtz-stigting, dijarete ho ntshetsa toro sorg en ontspanningsgeriewe en kulturele AV Events en Shoprite Heidedal, vir hul programme. ROC het ’n personeel- en bydrae om die dag se vieringe ’n sukses te jeugvrywilligerskomponent van 35 mense en maak. ya hae pele baie van hulle is die enigste en belangrikste [email protected] MATSEKO RAMOTEKOA ke bomadimabe. “ Mashodu a ile a ntjhwatlela a nka tsohle tseo ke neng Ho tloha bonyaneng, ha e sa le e le ke disebelleditse ka thata,” ho hlalosa toro ya DJ Thabiso Setlai ho rekotata Thabiso. alebamo ya mmino wa house. DJ ena e Ho etsa bonnete ba hore batho ba ikemiseditseng ho phatlalatsa alebamo ya motse wa habo le baletedi ba hae ba hae ya pele ka Paseka o dula motsaneng tseba haholwanyane ka mmino wa wa D lekweisheneng la Botshabelo. hae, Thabiso o bapala meketjaneng e Lerato lena la mmino le ile la sitisa fapaneng. O na le tumelo ya hore ho Thabiso ya dilemo di mashome a mabedi bapala meketjaneng ke sona se mo a nang le metso e mmedi ho qeta di thuto thusang ho ba le boiphehlelo bo boholo. tsa hae tsa sekolo sa mathamo. O re e re O re la ha a soka a fi hla sehlohlolong kaha o ne a rata mmino haholo, o ile a jwalo ka bo DJ Black Coffee le ba qetella a iketseditse katara ka mehala ya bang, o na le tshepo ya hore ka le leng koloi e robehileng. Ho ya ka Thabiso, la matsatsi o tla fumana monyetla wa o ile a hlokomela hore mmino wa hae o ho sebetsa le bona. “ Ke iqapela le ho thabisa bana ba bang haholo. Ho paka hlophisa mmino waka ka bonna,” ho rialo ’n Poppekas is onder meer vir die jongspan aangebied tydens Saterdag se Menseregtedagvieringe deur hore ruri Thabiso o ne a rata mmino e le Thabiso. die ROC Foundation. kannete, ha seyalemoya se ne se robehile, Thabiso ya nang le maikemisetso a o ne a etsa maqheka a hore a selokise. maholo o hlalositse hore jwale kaha taba “Ke hopola ka le leng la matsatsi, e mong ya hae e ne ele ho bona toro ya hae e wa mesuwe yaka o ile a mphumana ke phethahala, ha aka a fellwa ke tshepo. shebane le ho lokisa seyalemoya se neng O ile a qalella hape ho bokella thepa e se robehile ka hara phaposi ya ho rutela. nngwe hape. O hlaloseditse lesedinyana Sena se ile sa nkenya mathateng,” ho la Voice hore ho bokella thepa e nngwe rialo Thabiso. hape e maemong a ho ba le studio seo e O re qetellong o ile a tlohella sekolo leng sa sae ho hatisa mmino ho monkile hobane a ne a batla ho bokelletsa tjhelete dilemo tse fetang bohlano. E re kaha o e lekaneng ho hatisa mmino wa hae. E ne a se a tseba hore na o hloka eng, o ile re kaha o ne a sena thuto e batsi, o ile a sebetsa ka thata e tsa bonnete ba hore a fumana mosebetsi wa ho hlwekisa di o bokelletsa diletswa tse ngatanyana tsa jarete toropong ya Bloemfontein. Ho mmino. Le ha Thabiso a ntse a hlwekisa nkile dilemo tse fetang leshome a ntse dijarete le kajeno, o re haele alebamo a reka thepa e sebediswang ho hatisa ya hao yona e se e lokile.